Big Turnout + Big Sweep = Big Success!

Thanks to all who volunteered on October 4, 2008 to clean up Charlotte-Mecklenburg's creeks and lakes!

By the numbers
735 volunteers (biggest number in years!)
730 bags of trash removed from waterways
16,200 pounds of trash removed

This was in our creeks?!?
55 tires
4 rollout trash bins
2 bicycles
2 wicker chairs                                                        
Mattresses
Sofa cushions
Set of dentures

Big Sweepers at Latta Plantation

Report your 2008 Big Sweep results online.

Water pollution is more than ugly. Litter can be deadly to wildlife. And it can impact our drinking water supply. Big Sweep is a statewide cleanup of creeks, rivers and lakes held the first Saturday in October.  If you didn't join us this time, make plans to join next year! Visit the NC Big Sweep Website to learn how to become a member.                     

For more information, contact Erin Oliverio at 704-336-5595. 

Kayaker collects trash in Mountain Island Lake